Just a general question Id like to get an opinion on.

I bought a kit thats been already painted my color (Silverstone) Now it isnt perfect...and has little scratches here and there that would potentially bother me for some time and maybe go away later.

My question is ...if i took this kit to a body shop...can they touch up the scratches or would they need to go over the whole kit with new paint?

Now i know they are going to have to blend it with my stock parts but this is a matter of refinishing it to look like new without painting the whole damn thing...otherwise i wouldve bought a new unpainted kit to throw it on.

Any guesstimates on how much this would cost? I want to compare it with what my body shop quoted me...

 

IMO.. some people knows how to bondo or fiberglass it themselves. and then take it in for paint. that might have been worth it if it was cheap.
but if you are gonna take it to the shop and have them repair+paint, then there might be a chance that they would charge you more for more work.
and yes i think you would have to repaint the whole pumper, you cant just paint sections of it. all shops mix paint differently, there are only a few that can get it dam close but still, you gotta paint the whole bumper.
painting alone goes around 200-450 a front bumper.

 

Thanks for the reply....would 1500 be a good deal for hood/fenders/side/front/rear? All painted Silverstone already...or just skimp on stuff that will probably get rock chips anyways like hood/fenders/front?

 

1,500 is a damn good price most shops charge 5xx for just a front bumper!

 

get it painted then clearbra! ( another option )